GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC
4806 Seton Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 www.gscm.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

GSCM builds girls of courage,confidence and character who make the world a better place. It is the largest leadership development organization for girls and ensures that all girls regardless of background, ethnicity, income or circumstance have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that allow them to make a difference in their community, school, and the world.

Program Service Accomplishment: Girl Scouts of Central Maryland (GSCM) offers research-based and evidence-based programs in a variety of venues in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard Counties, using experiential learning techniques that produce impact and positive outcomes in more than 14,500 girls K-12, including 1,600 underserved girls, in the national priority areas of STEM education/career aspirations, the outdoors, life skills and entrepreneurship. In 2020 because of the pandemic, this past year saw a major addition of virtual programs which helped ensure program delivery that impacted a girl's journey to adulthood, increasing a girl's readiness for and opportunities to be successful in school, aspire to pursue rewarding careers, maintain productive interpersonal relationships with a foundation of strong self-image/self-esteem, and respect and appreciate the outdoors/ecosystem and its resources. GSCM offers the core Girl Scout program including earning skill-building badges while also offering a vibrant troop program delivered by nearly 7,000 adult volunteers, who are trained in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Girls are guided to complete impactful service-learning projects as well as achieve their Bronze, Silver and Gold Award. The Gold Award is the highest achievement a girl can earn and offers benefits such as access to college scholarships and higher ranking in the military. An integral part of the Girl Scout experience is camp. Typically GSCM offers resident camp at Camp Conowingo (Cecil County), overnight/day camp at Camp Whippoorwill and Camp Woodlands (Anne Arundel County), and day camp at its Program Center (Baltimore) and Camp Ilchester (Howard County), which includes a nature center. However this year prevented, those programs from occuring due to the impact of the pandemic. In 2020, however, GSCM offered virtual day camp for 4 weeks, a series of camp in a box resources, as well as, a virtual summer day program to meet the needs of girls. GSCM delivers out-of-school-time programs in Baltimore City, Baltimore and Harford Counties Title I schools, within social service agencies to special populations and within public libraries and recreation centers. Again, due to the pandemic, programs had to be converted to a virtual offering. Programs typically include reading and financial literacy, robotics, cybersecurity, environmental stewardship, anti-bullying, conflict resolution, healthy food choices and physical activity. In addition, GSCM continues to offer its nationally-recognized Beyond Bars program. To date the program has served more than 400 girls since 1992. The program was founded in Maryland through a partnership with the National Institute for Justice and the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women, and helps girls maintain a bond with their incarcerated mothers through Girl Scout activities in the prison, and programs outside of the prison such as camping and college tours.

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